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Humanizing Presentation
Nakyung Park

Sex Workers

Sex workers are a group of men, women, and transgendered individuals that are out to receive money or goods in the exchange of sexual services. As much as they do not consider sex work as their occupation, they see it as an income generating activity. Most sex workers are dehumanized in the society and are looked down upon.

Introduction

People believe that sex workers do not have families
Sex workers have STIs and are out to spread it to others
Sex workers are immoral
They raise children who will soon follow the same steps of prostitution
They are HIV positive (Benoit et al, 2020)
Once you join the streets you are bound to that life forever

What People Believe about Sex Workers

When will you get a real job?
You must get a lot of assholes
Were you abused by your parents while you were a child/
Are you addicted to drugs?
You are a porn star, therefore you must be very rich
People like you should be ashamed; you are home wreckers (Benoit et al., 2020).
 

Some Stereotypes Sex Workers are Tired to Hear

Most of them are fathers, mothers, sisters, and brothers to others
They use protections during this act and most of them are very healthy
They do it as source of income to meet their needs
When they get better things to do, that can earn them income, they can always leave the street
They have respect for any other person’s work and always demand for the same
They love their lives and children that is why they must take care while in the business

Reality about Sex Workers

Increased sex revenues from taxes
Reduced sexually transmitted diseases
Relocation of law enforcement resources
Reduced rates of rape cases more so to minors
Advocating human rights for sex workers
Improved living standards of the people in the business

What are some of the Advantages of Legalizing Sex Work

Promotes sex trafficking
Will lead to increased illegal street prostitution
Will portray the bad image of a country (Pataki, 2020).
Increased child prostitution below the adult age.
Increased prostitution
Increased chances of spreading STIs within a region.

Reason why People are Opposed to this Legalization

Most sex workers enjoy their work
they are happy with what they do
Some of them fall in love with their clients
They are able to pay most of their bills through this kind of work (Pataki, 2020).
They live better lives than some of the people who do not do the same work
They are human beings and requests people to respect their work

Testimony from the Sex Workers

Most sex workers receive rejection since they are seen as immorally upright considering that they exchange money with sex while sex is ordained to be pure. Some also despise them because they see them as home wreckers (Lyons et al., 2020).

Hatred against Sex Workers

New Zealand
Austria
Australia
Bangladesh
Belgium
Brazil

Countries that Legalize Sex Working

Was first mentioned as an occupation in 2400BC
In the temple of brothel operated by Sumerian priest in Uruk city
Later it was spread to various countries like Rome, India, Japan
In the bible, it was common in the ancient Israel
Biblical story of Judah and Tamar shows prostitution as well (Genesis 38:14-26

Origin of Sex Work

In countries where this kind of business is legalized, these individuals pay taxes to the government directly and it is mandatory. In this case, it must be an organized process where all members register with the government before involving ones self in the activity

Do Sex Workers Pay Taxes

It takes a lot of courage for individuals to become a sex worker. in this case most of them uses drugs to make them face the public and become known as a sex worker without questioning their conscience (Fehrenbacher et al., 2020).
They also become addicts since that is the only way they can face any kind of clients who come to ask for their services without fear of what the society will have to say.

Why Do They Become Drug Addicts

Most media personalities such as radio stations, TV stations have a negative portrayal of sex workers (Fehrenbacher et al., 2020).
They only say the bad things about them on TVs and radios.

Sex Workers in the Media

Like any other work they should be paid
They should have right to bodily autonomy
Right to security from violence
Right to privacy; anybody can have sex with whoever they want (Mgbako, 2020).
Right to recognition before the law
Right to freedom of movement

Sex Workers and their Human Rights

Sex workers deserve respect
They are normal human beings and their rights should not be infringed
They deserve recognition by the government
Most of them are parents who are out to earn income to settle their daily bills
When legalized, a country may earn revenues by taxing them
Sex work began many years ago and was also in the bible.

Conclusion

Benoit, C., Maurice, R., Abel, G., Smith, M., Jansson, M., Healey, P., & Magnuson, D. (2020). ‘I dodged the stigma bullet’: Canadian sex workers’ situated responses to occupational stigma. Culture, health & sexuality, 22(1), 81-95. ttps://doi.org/10.1080/13691058.2019.1576226

Fehrenbacher, A. E., Musto, J., Hoefinger, H., Mai, N., Macioti, P. G., Giametta, C., & Bennachie, C. (2020). Transgender people and human trafficking: intersectional exclusion of transgender migrants and people of color from anti-trafficking protection in the United States. Journal of human trafficking, 6(2), 182-194. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322705.2020.1690116

Lyons, C. E., Schwartz, S. R., Murray, S. M., Shannon, K., Diouf, D., Mothopeng, T., … & Baral, S. (2020). The role of sex work laws and stigmas in increasing HIV risks among sex workers. Nature communications, 11(1), 1-10. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-14593-6
Mgbako, C. A. (2020). The Mainstreaming of Sex Workers’ Rights as Human Rights. Harv. JL & Gender, 43, 91.
Pataki, K. (2020). Legalizing Sex Work: The Mirage of Sex Worker Autonomy in the Netherlands (Doctoral dissertation, University of Pittsburgh).

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